HOT HEADLINES
Take note of this company, Threshold: its new motion detection sensor kit is about to change not just the elderly caregiving world, but home security in general. For potential buyers who want to have real-time indoor motion detection minus the need for cameras or mics, the Threshold Motion just might the...
Read more...
NVIDIA is widely expected to unveil its GeForce RTX 50 series lineup at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, 2025, where company CEO Jensen Huang is on the docket for an opening keynote. If past launches are any indication, we'll get a glimpse at the top three models—presumably the flagship GeForce RTX...
Read more...
As artificial intelligence continues to progress, nefarious characters are finding new ways of using the technology to their advantage. A new warning has been issued by Microsoft solutions consultant Sam Mitrovic concerning a "super realistic" AI scam occurring that is said to be capable of tricking “even the most...
Read more...
Research and consulting firm Gartner is predicting that by 2025, there will be 85 million battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) sharing the road with their internal combustion engine (ICE) cousins. The firm projects that EV ownership will see massive year-to-year growth despite...
Read more...
Give us some of that double vision, and make it OLED, please! To that end, the GPD Duo, a 13.3-inch dual-OLED laptop has just become available in a successful crowd funding campaign. This laptop aims to bring maximum flexibility for users with its extra screen, together with the benefits of OLED.
The top end model...
Read more...
NASA is set to livestream the launch of its Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa in a search for signs for possible alien life. Europa Clipper will enter orbit around Jupiter around April 2030, and is the largest spacecraft NASA has ever deployed for a planetary mission.
Joining...
Read more...
Kioxia is launching another round of zippy solid state drives for the data center that leverage the PCI Express 5.0 bus, and namely the XD8 series. While you won't find these being offered for consumer desktops or laptops—the come in the Enterprise and Data Center Standard Form Factor (EDSFF)—they offer impressive...
Read more...
In case you missed it, Intel last week officially launched its Core Ultra 200S series processors, otherwise known as Arrow Lake, for the desktop platform. The initial launch comprises five CPU SKUs in total, including three main "K" models and two "KF" variants, but could there be a faster sixth SKU waiting in the...
Read more...
After Hurricane Rita nailed Southeast Texas in 2005, the worst part for residents like the author was the inability to contact friends and family to both make sure they were okay and also reassure them of our safety. Now, over a million folks in Florida are still struggling with the same sort of state in the wake of...
Read more...
SpaceX completed its fifth test flight of its Starship spacecraft and its Super Heavy booster rocket today. Among the objectives for the test flight was the return and catch of the Super Heavy booster by the launch and catch infrastructure at SpaceX Starbase in Texas, known as Mechzilla.
Elon Musk made a bold claim...
Read more...
I'm dating myself as an old fart, but back in my day (don't you just love that phrase?), you bought a game cartridge from KB Toys or Sears, went home and popped it into your Atari 2600 console, and started gaming. And yes, the graphics, sound effects, and controls were all crude and rudimentary by today's standards...
Read more...
There is never a bad time to beef up security around the home, and there are some great deals right now on security cameras to keep all the ghouls and goblins away. Whether you need a single camera to keep check on a favorite pet, or multiple cameras to secure an entire home, there are currently deals out there to...
Read more...
Go ask analysts, investors, and tech bros what kind of company NVIDIA is and they'll immediately shoot back with "AI". It's definitely true that AI has fuelled the company's meteoric rise to become the largest company in the world by market cap in recent years. However, NVIDIA's expertise is in creating massive...
Read more...
Google has been hit with a series of antitrust losses over the past couple of years, and the latest ruling could force it to radically change how it distributes apps on Android. The Android maker will soon have to let developers sell app content in new ways, and Microsoft is anxious to take advantage of that. Xbox...
Read more...
Nintendo has just released a brand new product, and it is not the Switch 2 just yet. Known to be quirky and whimsical, Nintendo has broadened its scope of promoting its brand past its core video games. With the new Nintendo Alarmo, fans of the brand can now wake up to sounds of their favorite franchise titles. If you...
Read more...
Elon Musk announced Tesla’s future in terms of robotaxis and C3PO-type home robots during a special event last night broadcast on X. One highlight of the event was the robovan, which can seat up to 20 passengers, and can be adapted to commercial or personal use such as a school bus, RV, or cargo van.
Robotaxis are...
Read more...
In case you're not aware, Intel this week officially launched its Core Ultra 200S processor series, otherwise known as Arrow Lake, which bring some exciting design tweaks and big performance and power efficiency claims to the desktop. As is always the case, OEMs and other hardware partners are quick to pounce with...
Read more...
Vast, a space startup company, has finalized a design to build the world’s first commercial space station that promises to deliver unparalleled comfort, productivity, and microgravity lab advancements. The US-based space habitation technology company unveiled its interior design features this week that will be part of...
Read more...
The expectation is that it will not be long before AMD unleashes its first Zen 5 processors for consumers with 3D V-cache bolted on, which as we've seen in the current and previous generation chip models, is a boon for gaming. While we wait, a purported Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor has found its way into a benchmark leak...
Read more...
Nintendo fans are hoping for a Switch 2 announcement, which could come any day now, though it probably won't until sometime next year. Instead of a next-gen console, however, Nintendo has something else up its sleeve and it's a bit mysterious. It's some kind of "Playtest Program" for Switch owners, and Nintendo is...
Read more...
At its Advancing AI event currently underway in San Francisco, CA, AMD announced an array of new products and technologies, and provided updates on other devices that have been revealed at various events over the last year. AMD talked about its Zen 5-based “Turin” EPYC server processors and new Ryzen AI PRO 300...
Read more...
AMD's cadence in laptop processors has traditionally followed a specific playbook: new consumer Ryzen parts come out, and then a few months later, the PRO versions of those parts hit the market for enterprise and commercial client devices. AMD has been marketing and selling PRO processors since at least the good ol'...
Read more...
